Does Mantha look as good as anyone picked ahead of him in his draft? Sure does to me... The point is you don't know. The Wings wanted to get bigger and that's what they did. Ras could be the biggest steal at 9 or he could be a bust. We don't know.

I actually love this entire draft. They have needed size for a long time and finally drafted it. I still want them to trade Gus/Tatar and get the Dman they need. Other than that I think Holland has done a fine job to this point in the off-season.

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